Similarly to the governance of school education and vocational education and training, high level (national) governance of adult education and training are also shared between ministries, presently as follows:

• The Ministry of Human Capacities  is responsible for school-based adult education, including primary and secondary education
• The Ministry of Innovation and Technology is responsible for school-based vocational education in the field of adult education and higher education;
• The State Secretariat of Knowledge- and Innovation Management of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology is in charge of non-school based adult training (including vocational and non-vocational courses).  The Ministry of Innovation and Technology and other ministries in charge of the profession concerned are responsible for Qualifications (the development of their curriculum and publication of exam requirements in laws), which are regulated by other legislation besides the Adult Education Act as well.

Qualifications Innovation Council

The Qualifications Innovation Council was founded in the autumn of 2018 by the initiative of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology. The purpose of this council is to discuss strategies for reforming Hungarian vocational education and training. The council works as a national body to assist the Minister for VET and adult education in professional decision-making, it gives opinions and makes suggestions. From 2019, the Act LXXX of 2019 on VET regulates the descriptions of the Council’s new tasks. Its main duty is to reconcile the interests of the national strategic issues of VET.

The Council makes recommendations:

• for the development of professional requirements, curricula, and new processes,
• in the context of the experience of job opportunities for entrants with a vocational qualification, in particular, the situation of unemployed young people.

The Council gives an opinion on:

• draft legislation on vocational education and training;
• strategic issues affecting the development of VET systems;
• the principles of the VET support system;
• the efficiency of VET;
• the application of VET curricula and professional requirements.

Sector Skills Councils

Tasks and members of the Sector Skills Councils were regulated by the Act on Vocational Education and Training (CLXXXVII of 2011). New tasks of Sector Skills Counciles are regulated by the Act LXXX of 2019 on Vocational Education and Training.

Tasks of the sector skills councils:

• they give an expert opinion on the registration of a vocational training programme requirement
• They make suggestions:
  • for the duration of the vocational training, training and outcome requirements, the content of textbooks and other study aids;
  • to operate the vocational training system;
  • to determine the professional content of basic sectoral education
  • to define the Register of Vocational Occupations (Szakmajegyzék)
• They make a forecast to plan and define the short- and medium-term development directions and goals of VET.

According to the Act LXXX of 2019 on VET, entered into force on 1 January 2020, and Government Decree 12/2020. (II/7) on the implementation of the Vocational Education and Training Act, there are nineteen Sectoral Skills Councils. The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry coordinates them and ensures the conditions of their operation.

Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry carries out its VET duties as a public law duty delegated to it by the government. The Act LXXX of 2019 on VET regulates its role in vocational education and training.

The Chamber:

• gives an opinion on the justification of performing basic vocational training tasks in a non-state vocational training institution;
• proposes directions for enrolment in a VET institution;
• manages the register of dual training institution, facilitates the conclusion of vocational training employment contracts, qualifies and monitors the specialised educational activities of dual training institution;
• delegates the chairman of the basic sectoral examination;
• develops the training and examination requirements for the chamber’s practical teacher training and examination and organises them;
• coordinates the tasks related to the master examination and certificates
• organises study competitions;
• performs the secretarial tasks of the Sectoral Skill Council, coordinates its operation and ensures the conditions for its operation;
• contributes in career guidance and counselling

National Office of Vocational Education and Training and Adult Learning

The National Office of Vocational Education and Adult Training (NOVETAL) is a state administrative body for vocational training that works under the direction of the minister for VET and Adult Education. The independent government decree on the office expired on 7 February 2020, its operation is regulated by the Government Decree 12/2020 (II.7.) on the Implementation of the Vocational Training Act. The following activities are linked to NOVETAL:

• It operates the Adult Education Data Register;
• it operates the graduate career tracking system;
• It also operates the National Reference Point, which publishes the European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET), develops and maintains the European credit system, for vocational education and training (ECVET) and the Europass Certificate Supplements;
• it supports VET Centres as a mid-management organism from founding through approval of operational procedures to financial auditing and performs maintainer tasks.

NOVETAL operates the Hungarian platform of Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe (EPALE) as a project.

Pest County Government Office

The government designates the Pest County Government Office as a state administrative body for adult training.

Duties of the Government Office are:

• managing the Data Reporting System of Adult Training;
• handling the notifications required to launch an adult training activity;
• issuing the necessary permissions for adult training activity;
• operating the expert system;
• maintaining a register of adult training organisations and experts.

The Office uses the Data Reporting System of Adult Training to perform duties within its jurisdiction. Through this data reporting system, the followings can be implemented:

• notification of adult training activities;
• permitting adult training activities;
• issuing certificates of completed training (in case of a notified training at the request of the participant, or in case of a permitted training, compulsorily);
• data reporting related to training loans;
• voluntary data reporting on planned trainings;
• recording participant satisfaction surveys.

From 1 July 2020, adult training organisations can request notification and authorisation of the training activity via the Data Reporting System of Adult Training. From 1 September 2020, adult training activities can only be performed if it is notified and permitted. Adult training organisations shall fulfil their data reporting obligatory via the Data Reporting System of Adult Training.

The launch of an adult training activity is subject to notification. The notification procedure must be initiated electronically, it starts on application. The notification shall include:

• the name of the adult training organisation;
• mailing address and contact details of its registered office;
• basic information about the person entitled to representation;
• tax number (if it is relevant, the education ID number – ‘OM’ code)
• a concrete indication of the intention for an adult training activity

An adult training activity is subject to permission if it is state-funded or financed by a European Union grant, or if it is aimed at completing a vocational or a partial vocational training. The permission procedure must be initiated electronically, it starts on application. The referral shall include:

• the name of the adult training organisation;
• mailing address and contact details of its registered office;
• basic information about the person entitled to representation;
• company registration number or registration number (sole proprietors) and the name of the court, authority or body, which keeps its registry records;
• tax number (if it is relevant, the education ID number – ‘OM’ code)
• a specific indication of the intention to implement an adult training activity;
• information about the professional leader
• professional documents (a document certifying the suitability of a professional leader for professional management, a contract proving the existence of financial security, proof of payment of the administrative service fee, a statement on the conditions required to operate a customer service and complaint handling system, a description about quality management system)

IKK Innovative Training Support Centre

The government assigns the IKK Innovative Training Support Centre Private Limited Companyas a state administrative body for adult training, for the external evaluation of adult training organisation’s quality management system. Duties of the IKK are:

• external evaluation of the quality management system of VET intitutions;
• coordination of the activities of people involved in counselling and career guidance.

During the external evaluation, IKK examines whether the adult training organisation performs the adult training activity correspondingly to their quality management system. Thus, in the focus of the evaluation are:

• evaluation of adult training activity and the work of teachers by general pedagogical aspects;
• evaluation of general pegagogical and leadership theory aspects;
• fulfilment of the adult training organisation’s individual goal.

The methodology and tools used during external evaluation are uniformly developed by the IKK based on the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET), and publishes it on its website. Methods of external evaluation:

• visiting/observing teaching activities;
• observation;
• interview; and
• examination of documents.

Public Employment Service

The Public Employment Service (PES) and its regional offices have a key role in ordering and supervising labour market training.

PES helps the efficient functioning of the labour market adjusted to the Government’s employment policy. It activates the labour market actors, facilitates social integration and promotes equal opportunity for everyone.

The mission of the Public Employment Service is to facilitate and expand employment, actively assist jobseekers in finding the right job and employers in finding the most suitable workforce as quickly as possible, and in employment subsidies.